Lecture by Alan Chadwick in New Market, Virginia, 1979
Lecture 5: Cultivation, Part 5
An Introduction to Alan Chadwick's Lectures and a Glossary of Terms
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Keeping the surface friable promotes capillary. Seasons for cultivation. Forces and energies. Protecting the soil during the summer. Plant coverage an essential aspect of the French Intensive System. Freezing of soil creates friability, but only if left in a rough condition. Always being conscious of worm activity in the process of cultivation. Fall as the best time to cultivate soil. Dust created by the flowering of trees. (13:12)